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穎

穎 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「禾」 + 音符「頃」。「くき」を意味する漢語｛穎｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

heads of grain, cleverness

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • エイ
Kun (native)
  • ほさき
  • のぎ
Other languages
  • 拼音ying3
  • 한글yeong
  • Hán-ViệtDĩnh

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
禾(のぎ)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+7A4E

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿹頃禾

Words using this kanji

  • 穎えいawn, glume
  • 穎悟えいご非常に賢いこと。また、そのさま。intelligent, shrewd
  • 穎脱えいだつ才能がずば抜けて優れていること。gaining recognition, rising above one's fellows
  • 穎果えいかイネ科の果実の形で、果皮が乾燥して種皮と密着している果実。caryopsis
  • 穎敏えいびん頭の回転が速いこと。また、そのさま。sharp (mind), keen, acute

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(5 results)

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Variants

Lookup codes

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